With the year quickly coming to a close and the holidays upon us, movie releases are picking up in frequency with no less than three major films hitting the big screen today alone. I decided to check out the latest family film from Disney, Strange World.
Let me start with a WARNING: If the so called “Woke” agenda of inclusivity, acceptance, tolerance, and existing in harmony with your environment is offensive to you, don’t even bother with this one. You will be upset.
Moving on.
Rock solid animation makes the literal world building next level. Strange World is a visually stunning feast for the eyes. The colors and creatures are a fantastical and imaginative delight to behold and definitely kept the little ones and adults alike engaged. There were a number of 3 to 4-year olds in the audience I watched with and like the older kiddos, none of them got fussy or appeared bored the entire hour forty-two-minute runtime.
At its core Strange World is a coming-of-age film about family with an emphasis on father/son relationships with an adventurous back drop. Good humor, mostly geared toward the adult audience and nice action sequences that are thrilling but not too scary for the younger kids. Think of Strange World as Avatar for kids meets Journey to the Center of the Earth/Up with a dash of.... well, I can’t say what movie without giving the twist of this one away.
Overall, Strange World is a fun and entertaining film. Enjoyable to watch, likeable characters but nothing unique in terms of theme(s). Still a good option for getting the family out of the house for a couple of hours.
The audience had fun.
I had fun.
Strange World gets a 7 from me.
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